This article is about the Duck Hunt's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For other uses, see Duck Hunt.
Duck Hunt, known as Duck Hunt Duo in Europe, is a duo of playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. They were revealed via a live stream made from people who received Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS early. They are from the classic NES game Duck Hunt.
How to Unlock
3DS
Complete the following:
- Play 110 matches.
- Complete Classic Mode with 8 characters.
After completing any option, the player must fight and defeat Duck Hunt on Battlefield.
Wii U
Complete the following:
- Play 100 matches.
- Defeat at least one Mii Fighter in Cruel Smash
After completing either option, you must fight and defeat Duck Hunt on Duck Hunt (stage).
Attributes
Duck Hunt consists of a dog known by fans as the "Duck Hunt Dog" or the "Laughing Dog", a duck, and a unseen player holding a NES Zapper. The dog is infamous for laughing at the player if they miss a duck.
Good aerial play. The duck hits pretty fast and his aerials are quite deadly. When hit right at the beak, can deal some nasty damage and knockback, especially his up aerial.
He can also put up a lot of pressure using his three specials.
Trick Shot is a difficult, yet versatile projectile that can provide the greatest pressure out of all his projectiles due to its damage and knockback from detonation. The versatility comes from shooting the can. Position is key.
Clay Shooting can provide quick and long range pressure and damage. All three shots are quite easy to land as long as the disk is close to the enemy or hits them.
Wild Gunmen may seem simple, but their quick projectiles make them a good pressuring tool; especially the leader, whose draw is incredibly fast.
Duck Hunt's weaknesses are his lightweight and hefty end lag from his specials and smash attacks. This makes Duck Hunt a high-risk character, focusing on pressuring the enemy from a distance before using either a smash attack, or a sweet-spotted aerial.
Moveset
Ground Attacks
Normal
- Neutral Combo: The Dog attacks with his front paw, then a headbutt, a kick with his hind paws, and then the duck pecks forward multiple times.
- Dash Attack: The Duck pecks forward.
- Side Tilt: The Duck attacks forward. It can be tilted up and down.
- Down Tilt: The Duck attacks downward.
- Up Tilt: The Duck attacks upward.
Smash Attacks
- Side Smash: The unseen player fires three shots in front of the dog as he cowers in sheer terror.
- Down Smash: The unseen player fires three shots from both sides of the dog as he cowers in sheer terror. Opponents hit by the third shot will be launched backwards.
- Up Smash: The unseen player fires three shots above the dog as he cowers in sheer terror.
Other attacks
To be added
Aerial Attacks
- Neutral Aerial: The Dog does a cartwheel.
- Foward Aerial: The Duck attacks forward.
- Back Aerial: The Duck attacks backward.
- Up Aerial: The Duck pecks upwards three times. The third peck has decent launch power.
- Down Aerial: The Duck attacks downward.
Grabs and Throws
- Pummel: The Duck does a headbutt.
- Forward Throw: The Dog throws the opponent forward.
- Back Throw: The Dog throws the opponent backward.
- Down Throw: The Dog throws the opponent down to the ground.
- Up Throw: The Dog uses his hind paws to throw the opponent upward.
Special Moves
| Duck Hunt's Special Moves | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3DS/Wii U | Ultimate | |
| Standard Special | Trick Shot | |
| Side Special | Clay Shooting | |
| Up Special | Duck Jump | |
| Down Special | Wild Gunman | |
| Final Smash | NES Zapper Posse | |
Taunts
- Up: The Dog stands on front paws, while the Duck stands on one of the dog's hind paws.
- Side: The Dog lies and performs his infamous laugh while the duck flies over him.
- Down: Stands on two paws and does a little dance.
In competitive play
To be added
Gameplay Footage
All-Star Mode Gameplay: http://youtu.be/bEMScJpDlao
Other features
To be added
Costume Gallery
Gallery
Trivia
- The Dog is the second character in the Super Smash Bros. series that is solely quadrupedal, the first being Ivysaur.
- The dog is the 1st canine character who is a domestic breed, since, Fox and Wolf are wild breeds.
- The duck is the 2nd avian fighter in the series, the 1st being Falco.
- He is, in a way, the first fighter comprised of 3 characters (if considering the dog, the duck, and the unseen player using the NES Zapper). This is even referenced in Duck Hunt's Palutena's Guidance.
- Duck Hunt perhaps is a replacement of the Ice Climber duo, but some people think that this is not the case. This was confirmed during an interview with Masahiro Sakurai, on which he said that the Ice Climbers would lag the game up, leading people to think that Sakurai didn't want to miss a 80's game representative, thus added Duck Hunt to fill the gap. This once happened to the Balloon Fighter, because he was originally slated to be a new fighter in Melee, but was later dropped for the Ice Climbers partway during development.
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